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If you are a Volume License (VL) customer your first step is to log into the VLSC and download the latest Office 2016 for Mac iso file. It all-around should be good to go! Method 2 - Volume License Installation

And can be baked into an image There is currently a bug in the postflight script such that the correct target drive is not selected.

This installer is deployed via Apple’s Installer Application (command line & GUI) and can be deployed via: Both locations point to the same file as it a public release. You can download a SKU-less installer from your VLSC dashboard or from. Microsoft has listened and now it is your turn. All issues that were resolved with re-packaging have been fixed by Microsoft. This was a common practice with Office 2011 and at the start of Office 2016. It is fine to poke your nose under the hood but there is absolutely no reason for you to be re-packaging anything Office 2016 related. Stop taking their package apart and “fixing things”.

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You should install the package that Microsoft is giving you. ★★★This level of customization can also be achieved by using a choice xml with the SKU-less and VL installers.

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★★This installer is often the most confusing as it is also commonly called: Full Suite, O365, or a Retail installer. ★All file sizes should be considered estimates and subject to change If this option is ‘no’ you can bake these installers into a base image using tools like AutoDMG, DeployStudio, or Casper’s Image creation process. IE - You must see the loginwindow or be logged into the physical Mac that you are installing O2016 on. If Requires Live System, is ‘yes’ these installers must be ran on fully booted Mac. The purpose of this package is to apply the Office serialization process to the SKU-less installations. This is a special package that was released with 15.17.

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These significantly reduce the file size that is required to update an Office app. These were first publicly available with 15.18.

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These are per app upgrade packages, a difference from Office 2011’s combo update packages. These updates can take any previous Office 2016 installed app and make them current. They can be used to have a custom install solution of just “one” or a “handful” of O2016 apps★★★. These are standalone install packages that contain your VL serial. OneNote standalone not available (obtain from Mac App Store if needed).Īvailable from VLSC only. These install packages can be combined with the VL Serializer below to have a custom install solution of just “one” or a “handful” of O2016 apps★★★. Can be used in combination with the VL Serializer to create a VL Installer without needing to visit Microsoft’s Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). This table should help clarify what is available and the differences between each package. It covers many of the topics from this post in video form.įive months into Office 2016 being out and there are five six different kinds of installers/updaters. Video Presentation: Paul Bowden gave a presentation, 2016.01.20, at the University of Utah’s Mac Managers meeting which can be viewed here.

You will need to join our MacAdmins Slack group if you wish to view the source. They have been very responsive to feedback from the community.Īnd so you don’t think I’m making up facts I will be supplying quotes from Microsoft’s pbowden on almost everything. Paul Bowden ( and Erik Schwiebert ( are both Software Engineers at Microsoft inside the APEX team. William Smith ( took it on himself to reach out to the Apple Platform Experience (APEX) Team at Microsoft and helped push them into our community Slack group. Contact info is in the form of Twitter/Slack handle. This post should serve as a overview of the changes to Office 2016 (O2016) for Mac from about November 2015 to Present (January 14th).īefore we can get too far into this post it needs to be noted that none of this would be possible without the hard work and support of the following individuals. This post will focus on where Office 2016 for Mac currently stands, commonly asked questions, best practices, and solutions for updates. With that being said things have gotten better and quite rapidly. Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac had a rough start for sure.

Software not actually becoming licensed.

I don’t want to install MAU, is that supported?.

Can I disable MAU from auto-checking for updates?.

How do I manage updates for Office 2016?.